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Two Acura NSXs sitting on the sales lot at Naples Motorsports in Florida. Photo by vne2000

What'll it be: new NSX or old NSX?

The first generation was way ahead of its time, but so's the second

March 13, 2017

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"The old one was better" topic of discussion has been raging among car fanatics pretty much continuously since 1915, when the "T2" generation of the Ford Model T was introduced. "I liked the old one, without the louvers and the new cowl area!" That argument continues today with every new Corvette that's introduced, and it became especially intense a few years ago with the new, futurized, hybridized Acura NSX. A dealership in Naples, Florida, has one of each for sale, and Reddit user vne2000 took a picture of both of them side by side.

There aren’t many cars more anticipated than the new Acura NSX. Saying the old car had just a cult following would be doing a disservice to its rabid and massive fan base. Fanboys—still ...

As you can guess, just like in any corner of the internet, a hotly contested debate followed, though this one was more civilized than most. We drove the new NSX at its launch and found it livable on the streets and grin-inducing on the track, if a little too easy to drive at the limit. Was the old one more pure? Of course, but those were purer times. Did it make passers-by wag their tongues with anticipation like the new one does? It did indeed. Then again, the new NSX would smoke the old one in every measurable aspect, if that matters to you. Keep the discussion going in the comment section below -- and no fair saying you'd just buy 'em both.